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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Economic Life and Industries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does a well built hut usually last?
(a) Ten or more years.
(b) Five or more years.
(c) Seven or more years.
(d) One or more years.

2. What is the father of a Gikuyu family called?
(a) Baba.
(b) Gooyi.
(c) Simba.
(d) Gikoo.

3. During what years did the Hilton Young Commission on land tenure take place?
(a) 1927-28.
(b) 1931-33.
(c) 1928-29.
(d) 1930-31.

4. What was the name of Gikuyu's wife?
(a) Malinbi.
(b) Mikuji.
(c) Moombi.
(d) Mombooli.

5. What quote from William James was in the Introduction to the book?
(a) "Beware of anthropologists."
(b) "Intuition is more important than mere facts,:
(c) "Beware of ethnic prejudice."
(d) "Progress is a terrible thing."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Kenyatta live when he was learning the methods of warfare?

2. From whom did the Gikuyu buy land when they moved southward?

3. How many partitions are in the male Gikuyu's hut?

4. How did the Gikuyus explain the relation of their tribe with the Europeans?

5. What were the people who lived in the forests called?

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